Air Force pilot dies as training jet crashes in Tangail

[Black_cats]

Air Force pilot dies as training jet crashes in Tangail
Published: November 23, 2018 16:52:28 | Updated: November 23, 2018 18:09:19

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A training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed at Telki in Madhupur upazila of Tangail on Friday afternoon, killing its lone pilot.

Rezaul Karim, assistant director of Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR), said the F-7 aircraft crashed around 3:00pm during an air exercise.

Pilot Wing Commander Arif Ahmed Dipu died in the incident, he said when contacted by UNB, adding that a rescue operation was underway.

 

[YeBeWarned]

RIP

 

[Big Tank]

RIP

 

[VikingRaider]

RIP

 

[ghost250]

due to rocket pod explosion..

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[TheNoob]

Rest in peace...

 

[Bilal9]

RIP.

The safety of these ordnance packs (rocket pods in F7s) has long been suspect and this is proof positive. There is a stringent system of safety precautions and arming/disarming procedures/checklists followed in all Western air forces for all missile and ordnance loading processes. It is questionable how much of these procedures are followed locally in Bangladesh.

Now is the time to review these processes and bring changes to bear, regardless of cost or changes in training. Human lives (and the entire gamut of experience/skills for a pilot) are not easily replaced.

 

[JohnWick]

RIP.

 

[Michael Corleone]

RIP.

The safety of these ordnance packs (rocket pods in F7s) has long been suspect and this is proof positive. There is a stringent system of safety precautions and arming/disarming procedures/checklists followed in all Western air forces for all missile and ordnance loading processes. It is questionable how much of these procedures are followed locally in Bangladesh.

Now is the time to review these processes and bring changes to bear, regardless of cost or changes in training. Human lives (and the entire gamut of experience/skills for a pilot) are not easily replaced.

the pilot is a senior pilot and was one of the most experienced in BAF. it's unfortunate to see this happen.
the rocket pod concern was mentioned before but i guess they weren't phased out or made nonoperational

 

[Michael Corleone]

more updates, apparently all current aircraft in the fleet feature zero zero ejection seats from martin baker...
some are speculating the seat failed to deploy parachute, some say that he tried to regain control of the flight surface... whatever people say, we shouldn't take the speculations seriously... what happened this week is best left in the investigators hands

 

[Nilgiri]

apparently all current aircraft in the fleet feature zero zero ejection seats from martin baker

We only know this now?

 

[Bilal9]

more updates, apparently all current aircraft in the fleet feature zero zero ejection seats from martin baker...
some are speculating the seat failed to deploy parachute, some say that he tried to regain control of the flight surface... whatever people say, we shouldn't take the speculations seriously... what happened this week is best left in the investigators hands

The time between the visual cue of the rocket pod explosion and the ground impact was less than 2 seconds. I doubt the poor fellow had any time to react. Any explosion on one side of the wing would instantly sever hydraulic lines on that side however triple redundant, and render controls inoperative, if the explosion hadn't already blown off the controls surfaces (and maybe even part of the wing) on that side and lost longitudinal stability. One could notice on the video he was spinning on axis at quite a high rate before he went in nose first at almost 500+ knots or so. Which would make ejection impossible. On why the pod exploded, rocket being jammed on exit could be one reason.

But you are right, speculation is the last thing we need at this point. Let's wait...

 

[TopCat]

He had to fire the rockets from so close to the ground only because he was operating a aircraft which has 40 years old technology. He would had done the same maneuver from 30000 feet above the ground if he was operating a J-10 or SU-30 and could had landed safely even after the rocket explosion.
I am not sure if any of the airforce in the world will use this shiit for ground attack other than some intercepting.

 

[Bilal9]

He had to fire the rockets from so close to the ground only because he was operating a aircraft which has 40 years old technology. He would had done the same maneuver from 30000 feet above the ground if he was operating a J-10 or SU-30 and could had landed safely even after the rocket explosion.
I am not sure if any of the airforce in the world will use this shiit for ground attack other than some intercepting.

Bhai I don't think ground attack aircraft which typically fires rockets fly that high - but I could be wrong.

 

[Michael Corleone]

He had to fire the rockets from so close to the ground only because he was operating a aircraft which has 40 years old technology. He would had done the same maneuver from 30000 feet above the ground if he was operating a J-10 or SU-30 and could had landed safely even after the rocket explosion.
I am not sure if any of the airforce in the world will use this shiit for ground attack other than some intercepting.

60years if you consider mig 21 has been in service for over 50 and development time
Rocket straffing is done in low altitude regardless of airplane type but yes this old junk have claimed a lot of lives, this time by some rocket pod